What color is #AA11AA?

#AA11AA is a dark, vivid magenta known as Magentle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Magentle?

The RGB value is 170, 17, 170: 170 red, 17 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Magentle?

The complementary color is #11AA11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA11AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Magentle color: hex code #AA11AA

#AA11AA rgb(170, 17, 170)

Shades of purple

Magentle has the hex code #AA11AA. It is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 6.7% green and 66.7% blue (170, 17, 170).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 82% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

Magentle (#AA11AA) color codes

HEX	`#AA11AA`
RGB	`rgb(170, 17, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 6.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 82%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 90%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.98, 70.58, -43.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.98, 83.09, 328.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.033, 11.851, 39.044)`
Decimal	`11145642`
Short hex	`#A1A`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Magentle, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AA11AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AA11AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AA11AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa11aa; }
.text { color: #aa11aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa11aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 17 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa11aa, #aa115e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Orchid.

See #AA11AA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AA11AA?: #AA11AA is a dark, vivid magenta known as Magentle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Magentle?: The RGB value is 170, 17, 170: 170 red, 17 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Magentle?: The complementary color is #11AA11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA11AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.